Jul 5, 2008 6:11 pm US/Eastern
Man Allegedly Beats Accused Yankees Fan With Bat
Kids Were In Car At Time Of Assault
FALMOUTH (WBZ) ―
A group of youths allegedly attacked a dad and his family on the Fourth of July after accusing them of being Yankees fans.
Falmouth police said Robert Correia, 20, and several other young men approached a family in their car, which had New York plates, and began to harass them about being Yankees fans.
According to police, the family was unable to move their car away from the group because they were stuck in post-fireworks traffic. The dad asked the group to go away because his kids were in the car, police said, but the alleged attackers would not leave him alone.
Correia and the group allegedly assaulted the dad with a baseball bat. He sustained a head injury and other injuries as a result of the attack.
The car was also vandalized, police said.
Correia is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction to a motor vehicle. He will be arraigned in Falmouth District Court on Monday.
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